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		<title>Compliance Status Is Not a Readiness Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Compliance Status Is Not a Readiness Report Why the metrics that prove compliance say almost nothing about operational cyber readiness. &#160; By Ar-Raheem Ellis, Senior Program Manager of Strategic Accounts, SteelCloud. 25.5 years in Navy cybersecurity and IT, ending as an Operations Branch Chief of the Fleet Cyber Command Office of Compliance and Assessments. When ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CUSTOMER SUCCESS: Unifying STIG Compliance Across Separate NIPR and University Environments</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Unifying STIG Compliance Across Separate NIPR and University Environments Managing STIG compliance across separate NIPR and University environments left one organization’s cybersecurity team juggling manual remediation, complex GPOs and disconnected solutions. With hundreds of Windows endpoints to secure, the team needed a more efficient way to maintain hardening standards while meeting each environment’s distinct requirements. ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How CIS Benchmarks Help Protect Water Utilities From Cyberattacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[IT and OT convergence gave attackers a path into water utility PLCs. See how CIS Benchmarks and automation harden the IT systems that can reach your OT.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SERIES: A Peek Inside ConfigOS MPO Key Features &#8211; Shield Update with Commander</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Peek Inside ConfigOS MPO Key Features &#8211; Shield Update with Commander Written by Jamie McCoard, Development Manager, SteelCloud Keeping endpoint software up to date is a critical part of maintaining a secure and compliant environment. However, manually updating Shield software across dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of endpoints can be time-consuming, error-prone, and difficult to ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Educator’s Guide to CIS Benchmarks Adoption</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[CIS Benchmarks for higher education: how universities standardize hardening across campuses, support GLBA and PCI DSS, and stop configuration drift.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cybersecurity 101: Creating Higher Standards for Higher Education</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity 101: Creating Higher Standards for Higher Education (Updated September 2026) The consequences stopped being hypothetical some time ago. In February 2026, a ransomware attack took down the IT systems and electronic health record at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Clinics closed across the state. Roughly 650 surgeries were delayed. Staff worked from paper ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Making The Business Case for CIS Benchmarks Automation in SLED (Updated September 2026) The attack pattern against state, local and education organizations has separated from every other sector. For ransomware, Comparitech recorded higher-education attacks rising more than 8 percent in the first half of 2026 against the second half of 2025, even as K-12 attacks ...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DATASHEET: 10 Reasons to Automate STIG Compliance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[10 Reasons to Automate STIG Compliance Say goodbye to the frustrations of traditional, manual STIG compliance and embrace a future of automation that improves quality, consistency, and delivers an immediate return on investment. Download &#8220;10 Reasons to Automate STIG Compliance&#8221; now!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CIS Benchmarks vs STIGs: Which Is Right for You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[STIGs are mandatory for DoW systems; CIS Benchmarks are the commercial standard. Compare both and see how to keep either baseline continuously enforced.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>7 Reasons to Automate Your CMMC Program</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Plona]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[7 Reasons to Automate Your CMMC Program See how ConfigOS helps defense contractors reduce the time and effort behind CMMC by automating security configuration implementation, remediation, and sustainment. Explore seven benefits of building a more scalable, sustainable approach to compliance. Download the free data sheet now! ]]></description>
		
		
		
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